Everest Expedition North

Trip Highlights:

• Justly the safer climb trail
• The final camp is higher (8300m) happening in the shorter summit level
• The Tibet side Northern trail possibly the first climbed trail in 1924 by Mallory and Irvine
• Presently cheaper due to lower visa prices in Tibet
• Longer hazard to the wind and cold during the climb
• Technically more risky during the last third, more overhang on the hill
• Moving down from the summit is more challenging

Mt. Everest through the North Col trail of Tibet will follow the well-known climbing trail of Mallory building 4 high camps including Advance Base Camp, Intermediate camp and surely a relaxing Base Camp for adjustment during the expedition.

North Col has turned into more reachable in current years, and for those capable to endure with the strong physical demands appointed by the trail, it provides more economic opportunity to go on the top.

Technical Experience and Fitness

One must be capable to ascend calm rock, ice, and snow landscapes, generally with high altitude on your back. One must be comfortable with camp skill in high-elevation camps, and capable to achieve at a high level for numbers of days in a row at height. Earlier climb above 6000 – 7000-meter peaks is highly considered.

One must be in excellent physical condition to join the expedition. This is possibly the most vital climb of high elevation climbing, and cannot be emphasized.

Regularly performing risky tasks for many months before departure will gain the required level of fitness.

A methodic training system with a gym or personal trainer is highly recommended to assist you in preparing for climbing at height.

Weather and Climate

The Tibetan humidity is not as nasty as many folks assume it to be. It is appropriate for driving to Tibet from April to the starting of November, and the perfect period of time is August and September. But if you stay in Lhasa, you can climb throughout the year.

The daytime is awfully strong in Tibet. In Lhasa, it’s so violent that the city is k Sunlight City. The temperature-depth can be met in the daytime and the same night respectively in Tibet since the thin air can neither isolate nor absorb heat. However, it is acceptable to take a tour around the holy snow land. The tourism seasons in east Tibet are May, June, and September.

Usually rains at night and it will block roads and make travel risky but the scenery will be best during this time. Rainy season starts from June to September,

Permit for Mt. Everest Expedition

Every external traveler requires to request for somewhat three visas to visit the Mt. Everest base camp. This is because the international boundary between China and Nepal drive side to side the exact summit mark of Mt. Everest.

First: Tibet Entry Permit which is circulated by the Tibet Tourism Bureau, but it has to be tested via a Tibet travel agency.

Second: Frontier Pass, which can be circulated via Armed Police Tibet Frontier Corps in Lhasa. This visa will grant you to go to Mt. Everest or Nepal through Zhangmu Border.

To request for this visa, following essential the documents are:

• The original photocopy of Tibet Travel Visa
• The photocopy of passport
• The photocopy of Chinese visa
• Tour itinerary
• Responsibility statement of travel agency

Third: Alien’s Travel Permit circulated by the Public Security Bureau. This visa will grant you travel into the closed areas of Tibet. To apply for this visa, following essential the documents are:

• The original photocopy of  Tibet Travel Visa
• The photocopy of passport
• The original photocopy of the tour guide’s certificate
• The original frontier pass
• Tour itinerary

Fourth: Mountaineering license. You need to apply for a mountaineering license which is issued by the Tibet Mountaineering Association. If you want to visit any places higher than the EBC, or any altitude above 5,000m.